The Union Government in coordination with Bihar Government has successfully distributed over 1 crore LED bulbs under the UJALA (Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All) scheme in the state so far

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a company under the Ministry of Power signed multiple MoUs with the Government of Andhra Pradesh worth Rs. 24,700 crores today for energy efficiency and solar projects in the state. The execution of projects through this MoU will help the state reduce consumption of power and add over 80,000 jobs in the state.

We are committed to make Bharat Sone (Gold) Ki Chidiya again. Gold reserves worth $2 billion to be revived, it will bring down the import of gold,” Union Mines Minister, Piyush Goyal also holding the charge of power, RE and coal ministries said in a tweet on Friday.

Key segments of the mines and mineral industries, which provide raw material for a range of manufacturing activities, remained unaffected by demonetization and posted a sharp increase in output in November-December after the government scrapped high-value notes.

World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday to discuss implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty and the dispute between Pakistan and India over the construction of two hydropower projects by New Delhi.

The BJP and Congress on Friday chose to pitch their star campaigners — Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, respectively -- to rally support for local candidates in Punjab, setting the stage for a political showdown a week before Assembly polls.

India's quest for energy security got a major push on Wednesday, after a pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that will flow in as much as one sixth of the India's total emergency oil reserve. Here's what you need to know about India's strategic oil reserves:

The 2017 edition of the BP Energy Outlook, published today,​said that ​global demand for energy is expected to increase by around 30% between 2015 and 2035, an average growth of 1.3% per year. However, this growth in energy demand is significantly lower than the 3.4% per year rise expected in global GDP, reflecting improved energy efficiency driven by technology improvements and environmental concerns.

Reliance Industries is in talks to raise as much as $2.25 billion (Rs 15,300 crore) in what could be one of the biggest offshore debt issues by an Indian corporate as the energy-to-retail conglomerate seeks to replace existing high-cost borrowings as well as build a war chest for its aggressive expansion strategy in telecom

India and Bangladesh are discussing how a gas pipeline that would link their two countries to Myanmar might be financed. “We are working towards getting a gas pipeline between the two countries,” foreign ministry official Sripriya Ranganathan said

Beginning Friday, the domestic oil market in India will boast of a high-performance fuel with an octane rating of 99 -the highest in India so far - targeting high end vehicles like BMW, Porsche and Lamborghini.

Having pipped Japan to become world’s third largest oil consumer, India’s oil consumption growth will be the fastest among all major economies by 2035, BP Statistical Review of World Energy said. India, Asia’s second biggest energy consumer since 2008

Major oil public sector units are planning to invest over Rs 1.43 lakh crore in Andhra Pradesh in coming years which would create jobs for thousands of people in the state, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. He said that the investment will start from 2017-18 and all the investment will be completed by 2021-22

The Rs 170-crore multi-modal terminal at Varanasi is set to emerge as a major logistics gateway connecting north India to the eastern and north- eastern states, extending up to Bangladesh, says the Shipping Ministry